Dear Families,
Thanksgiving is a time of giving thanks and being grateful… Thank you for sending us the greatest kids in the world to spend our days with! I could not be more thankful to work in such a loving, supportive school where adults and students go above and beyond to reach out and lend a hand. Our Family Support Network provided 11 heat and serve Thanksgiving meals; 8 of which went to SB Families and 3 more to homeless families in the district. Mr. Gilmore will personally be delivering four of the meals on Thursday. Stay tuned for information on our next 5th grade leadership project, The Helping Hawk Food Drive. I wish you a wonderful long weekend filled with family, friends, food and maybe some football!
Nicole

Picture Retakes on Tues. 12/6. If you request retakes you need to return the original packet. Additional order forms are available in the office.

Bus 26 Welcomes Driver Trudy! Trudy has many years of experience driving for the Bellingham School District. Thanks to local voters who supported our school bus levy, Bellingham Public Schools is seeking candidates for our bus driver training program. More information is attached.

Veteran’s Day Assembly: Better late than never… ? Here is a YouTube link to our Veteran’s Day Assembly. Thanks to Student Leaders, Ms. Popp for the music, and Mrs. Hostetler for the slideshow. 2nd grade song is at 6 min 45 sec and slideshow begins at the 9 min 10 sec. mark.

Spirit Gear will be open again for a short time in order to receive orders before Winter Break! There is also a new option to order ‘Leaders In Action’ on the back for those students who are taking a leadership role in the school or plan on doing so! https://silverbeachgear.itemorder.com/

Parent Survey: For the next few weeks, Bellingham Public Schools will be surveying parents and guardians, along with students (grades 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11) and staff. Our district’s strategic plan, The Bellingham Promise, guides our work and emphasizes our collective commitment to our children. We believe that all children should be loved and that every child can learn at high levels. Please complete this survey by December 9, 2016 by visiting the website listed below and use your school’s access code. You may use a computer or a smartphone to access the online survey. Access code: silverbeach https://surveys.panoramaed.com/bellingham

Current assistance available through our Family Support Network (FSN): If you are a family with financial challenges and in need of possible assistance from the network: please contact Brian Gilmore at 676-6443 (ext.2328) or[email protected]Holiday Assistance: We understand that there are times when families are challenged to meet the basic needs of their children. The Family Support Network will be offering limited basic need assistance during the holiday season. If this could be helpful, please contact our school counselor, Mr. Gilmore 676-6470 ext. 2328. Your identity will be kept anonymous. Deadline is Friday, December 2nd.Snack Program: If it is difficult for you to pack a daily snack for your child, the FSN purchases a supply of snacks (i.e.-goldfish, granola bars, cereal bars, fruit leather) for free and reduced meal participants.Afterschool Enrichment: Tuition assistance for students to participate in Silver Beach Afterschool Programs.Little Bugs Clothing: Gift certificates are available throughout the year.

Reminders:
• If you need to pick your child up early for any reason other than illness or injury, so as not to interrupt quality instruction time by the teacher, please allow yourself enough time to come to the classroom or other location where he/she is, and help him/her get packed up and ready to go.
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• Our Lost and Found is getting full! Please come and look at our Lost and Found rack to see if you can claim any missing items. Please label outerwear with your child’s name so that if something is left on the playground we can get it back to the rightful owner.

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